Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.     125

       Saunders the sixth day of ffebruary in the yeare One thousand six Liber N N
       hundred seventy six bought had & recd of the Said Stephen two
       millstones In consideration whereof the said John Saunders did as
       sume upon himselfe & to the said Stephen did faithfully promise that
       he the said John when thereunto required would pay unto the said
       Stephen or his Order the summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco
       upon demand that present yeare & One thousand pounds of tobacco
       the yeare following notwithstanding the said John the said summe
       of three thousand pounds of tobacco payable that present yeare One
       thousand six hundred seventy six to him the said Stephen nor his
       order hath not paid according to his promise but the same to pay
       hitherto hath & still doth deny to pay to the damage of the said
       Stephen six thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he brings his
       suite.
         And the said John by John Jones his Attorny cometh and de
       fendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
       hereunto untill the next Court the same day is given to both partyes.
         Now here at this day to wit the fifth day of October in the yeare
       One thousand six hundred Seventy seaven came the said Stephen by
       his Said Attorny & offered himselfe against the said John Saunders
       in the plea aforesaid but the said John came not but made default
       Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said Stephen
       Murty recover against the Said John Saunders the said summe of
       three thousand pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas
       aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred thirty six pounds of
       tobacco costs of Suite & the said John in mercy &c.

      Stephen Murty John Saunders late of Charles County merchant
           agt was attached to answer unto Stephen Murty in a
      John Saunders plea of trespas upon the case.
                    And whereupon the said Stephen by Kenelm
       Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said John Saun
       ders Stood indebted to the said Stephen the summe of thirteene thou
       sand pounds of tobacco the said John Saunders did the Sevententh
       day of ffebruary in the yeare One thousand six hundred Seventy six
       In consideration that the said Stephen at the Speciall instance & re
       quest of the said John would then accept of the said John Saunders
       owne bill under hand and Seale for the said debt of thirteene thou
       sand pounds of tobacco at that present time as Security the said John
       did assume upon himselfe & to the said Stephen did faithfully promise
       that he the said John when thereunto required would give unto him
       the said Stephen his owne bond with One or two other sufficient per
       sons to be bound with him for the better Security of the said debt
       to be paid to him the said Stephen according to the tenor of his owne
       bill for that present time given to him the said Stephen notwithstand
       ing the said John Saunders the Security aforesaid to him the said